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Auto repair and car care businesses in New Hampshire

Markets across New Hampshire ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
2,571
636 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
1,185
+4.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$541.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
46.3
30% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$210K
22% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#48 of 51
Market score 23 · Low

A site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,571 auto repair and car care businesses in New Hampshire. Of those, 636 are chain locations, or 25%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 46.3 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in New Hampshire comes to about $541.1M a year: $974 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $210K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 1,185 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in New Hampshire in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 469 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 4.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 92 SBA-backed loans worth $27.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in New Hampshire.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #48 for auto repair and car care businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 23 (low). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest (44). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest (35).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Hampshire, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH445,76629.7$283K+2.3%#244 of 387
1Manchester-Nashua, NH3466739.5$244K+2.5%#309 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Hampshire, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Concord, NH3530650.2$199K+2.6%#418 of 538
2Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT3441445.1$200K+1.5%#422 of 538
3Laconia, NH3212748.2$201K+2.1%#442 of 538
4Keene, NH2914948.7$193K+2.3%#458 of 538

Counties

Counties in New Hampshire, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hillsborough County, NH3866739.5$244K+2.5%#1,731 of 2,401
2Strafford County, NH3621240.7$230K+3.0%#1,803 of 2,401
3Rockingham County, NH3265551.3$204K+3.0%#1,962 of 2,401
4Carroll County, NH3110849.4$195K+5.0%#2,010 of 2,401
5Merrimack County, NH3030650.2$199K+2.6%#2,032 of 2,401
6Grafton County, NH2917446.9$191K+2.2%#2,067 of 2,401
7Belknap County, NH2612748.2$201K+2.1%#2,148 of 2,401
8Cheshire County, NH2514948.7$193K+2.3%#2,173 of 2,401
9Sullivan County, NH209557.2$162K+2.1%#2,275 of 2,401
10Coos County, NH117855.7$144K+0.4%#2,380 of 2,401

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has 2,571 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 636 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 1,185 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. Another 1,348 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in New Hampshire spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $541.1M a year, or $974 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,571 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $210K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

New Hampshire has 46.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $210K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 2,015, against 2,571 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 469 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for auto repair and car care businesses?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest, at 44 (lower middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest, at 35 (lower middle). Among 10 scored counties in New Hampshire, Hillsborough County scores highest, at 38 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. New Hampshire scores 23 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #48 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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